Atchison County, Kansas

Atchison County has a population of 16,208 and has shrunk 1.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $145,700, about 2.4 times the county's median household income of $61,112.

Home price
$145,700
Income
$61,112
Population
16,208
Unemployment
4.6%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$145,700county
Median gross rent$765county
Median year homes here were built1968county
Share of homes built before 198071.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile6.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,380(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$877county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$668county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,220county
Home insurance / yr$5,260(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living88.8(statewide)
Median household income$61,112county
Family health premium / yr$24,220(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,105(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.630(statewide)
Poverty rate13.0%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home7.5%county
Unemployment rate4.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.6%county
Share of workers employed by government15.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry28.4%county
Economic output per resident$52,150county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.32%county
Top state income tax5.58%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.58%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.71%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time21.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service31 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport5915078county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station40 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.7%county
Traffic deaths43.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher21.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.5%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment1948county
Students per full-time teacher12.5county
Free lunch eligible58.3%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution4.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians49county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year7.6%county
Frequent mental distress17.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.9%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population16,208county
Land area in square miles431county
People per square mile of land37.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store16.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract15.9%county
Population change since 2020-1.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age36.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.1%county
Share of households that are one person31.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.1%county
Second languages4.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls55.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents184county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents0county
Households that moved in366county
Households that moved away385county
Average income of arriving households$51,063county
Average income of departing households$50,621county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year19county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings40.3%(statewide)
Violent crime rate439(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature54.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation31.5 incounty
Annual snowfall23.9 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.25 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F29 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing101 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days208 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 3county
Average first fall frostOct 28county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$147county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh15.3¢county
Household electricity use952 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.23(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity21.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas57.8%county
Homes heated by propane16.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood2.0%county
Households with broadband87.6%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk21.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk60.5county
Landslide risk60.6county
Hail risk62.4county
Earthquake risk25.5county
Tornado risk49.5county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk52.6county
Winter weather risk49.5county
Strong wind risk37.5county
Wildfire risk72.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Atchison County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Kansas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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